diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionGalleryService.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionGalleryService.ts
index 7975c97c51262..90b110c251aed 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionGalleryService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionGalleryService.ts
@@ -1569,6 +1569,7 @@ abstract class AbstractExtensionGalleryService implements IExtensionGalleryServi
 		const context = await this.requestService.request({
 			type: 'GET',
 			url: this.extensionsControlUrl,
+			timeout: 10000 /*10s*/
 		}, CancellationToken.None);
 
 		if (context.res.statusCode !== 200) {